Thieves target chicken farms amidst shortage
Relief is expected by next week from a chicken shortage that has affected restaurants and supermarkets in Barbados. Poultry has been in short supply at even some major supermarkets while restaurants have been advising customers that their options are limited. This is a development confirmed by Chief Executive Officer of the Barbados Agricultural Society, James […]
40 thousand get tax refunds
The Ministry of Finance has announced that nearly 40 thousand Barbadians have received tax refunds and reverse tax credit payments are to be made by mid- December. Minister in the Ministry of Finance, Ryan Straughn tells Starcom Network News that government is aiming to restore consistency to tax administration. Mr. Straughn acknowledged that they were […]
Call for probe into death of street character Albert John
President of the Barbados Alliance to End Homelessness Kemar Saffrey wants a probe into the death of street character Albert John whose cause of death has been listed in a pathologists report as natural causes. Mr. John had presented himself at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital last Sunday, reportedly, with various injuries about the body and […]
Some SSA workers off the job after government email servers being offline prevented them being paid
At least some of the workers at the Santitation Service Authority are off the job in protest over the non-payment of wages for this week. One of the SSA employees contacted Starcom Network News to complain that they had not been paid and had therefore not gone out this morning on their usual collection rounds. […]